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EP2336843B1
EP2336843B1 EP10191095.8A EP10191095A EP2336843B1 EP 2336843 B1 EP2336843 B1 EP 2336843B1 EP 10191095 A EP10191095 A EP 10191095A EP 2336843 B1 EP2336843 B1 EP 2336843B1
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01H—ELECTRIC SWITCHES; RELAYS; SELECTORS; EMERGENCY PROTECTIVE DEVICES
    • H01H47/00—Circuit arrangements not adapted to a particular application of the relay and designed to obtain desired operating characteristics or to provide energising current
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    • G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
    • G06F1/30—Means for acting in the event of power-supply failure or interruption, e.g. power-supply fluctuations
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    • G06F1/26—Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof
    • G06F1/32—Means for saving power
    • G06F1/3203—Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
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    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F3/00—Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
    • G06F3/12—Digital output to print unit, e.g. line printer, chain printer
    • G06F3/1201—Dedicated interfaces to print systems
    • G06F3/1202—Dedicated interfaces to print systems specifically adapted to achieve a particular effect
    • G06F3/1218—Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources
    • G06F3/1221—Reducing or saving of used resources, e.g. avoiding waste of consumables or improving usage of hardware resources with regard to power consumption
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
    • H02J9/005—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting using a power saving mode
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
    • H02J—CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY
    • H02J9/00—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting
    • H02J9/005—Circuit arrangements for emergency or stand-by power supply, e.g. for emergency lighting using a power saving mode
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  • the present invention relates to an information device.
  • Some printers and other so-called small information devices operate using DC power supplied from an externally connected power supply device.
  • demand has grown for information devices that cut off the supply of DC power to internal circuitry including the CPU, or more particularly to components with relatively high power consumption, when the power switch is on but the information device is not used for an extended time and the main functions are not needed.
  • the European Union's Framework Directive on Eco-Design of Energy-Using Products requires that power consumption be limited to 0.5 W or less when in the off mode, that is, an operating state in which a device is connected to a commercial power source but no device functions are used.
  • EP 1.069.667 A2 discloses a low power consumption type automobile-mounted controller capable of switching so as not to continue power consumption of the automobile-mounted power source when the automobile has not been used over a long term.
  • the low power consumption type automobile-mounted controller is provided with at least: a microcontroller unit having a power supply port, a voltage detection port, a control port, a communication port, and an input port; a first power supply path connected to the automobile-mounted power source through a change-over switch for turning ON/Off the power supply port; a second power supply path for connecting the power supply port to the automobile-mounted power source through a controllable switch; and power open/close command means for turning ON/OFF the controllable switch in response to a power close command signal or a power open command signal, and operates in such a manner that on receipt of the power open command signal while the first power supply path is intercepted by turning OFF the change-over switch, the power open/close command means turns OFF the controllable switch to intercept the second power supply path.
  • Information devices with an off mode may have a switch circuit that interrupts the supply of DC power to internal circuits, and a latch circuit that holds the switch circuit open, as a power supply cutoff switch for cutting off the supply of DC power to internal circuits.
  • Such information devices may also have a smoothing capacitor for stabilizing the supply voltage, and a discharge circuit including a discharge resistance for discharging any residual charge in the smoothing capacitor as necessary. Note that a capacitor with relatively high capacitance is used as the smoothing capacitor.
  • a start latch signal is input from the CPU to the latch circuit and the latch circuit latches the start latch signal, for example. While the start latch signal is latched, the latch circuit outputs a switch control signal to the switch circuit to hold the switch circuit open. While this switch control signal is input, that is, while the latch circuit latches the start latch signal, the switch circuit remains open and interrupts the supply of DC power to the internal circuitry. In order to resume supply of DC power to the internal circuits from this mode, the power switch of the information device must first be turned off and then turned on again. This is described below.
  • the latch circuit unlatches the start latch signal.
  • the switch circuit closes, and when the power switch turns on again DC power is supplied to internal circuits including the CPU.
  • the user of the information device may turn the power switch off and then immediately turn the power switch on again in order to resume supplying DC power to the internal circuits as described above.
  • the residual charge in the smoothing capacitor may not be sufficiently discharged and the latch circuit may not unlatch.
  • DC power cannot be supplied to the internal circuits and the internal circuits cannot operate because the switch circuit remains open even though the power switch was turned on.
  • the time required to unlatch (the unlatch time) may conceivably be shortened by using a resistor with the lowest possible resistance and the greatest possible allowable loss as the discharge resistor disposed in the discharge circuit.
  • An information device resumes supplying DC power to internal circuits as a result of a latch circuit unlatching when the supply of DC power to internal circuits including a CPU is interrupted while shortening the unlatch time in a small information device.
  • a first aspect of the invention is an information device that has a control means that operates by DC power supplied from an externally connected power supply device, and a first operating mode in which the DC power is supplied to the control means and a second operating mode in which supply of the DC power to the control means is interrupted as operating modes, and includes: a power switch that has an input terminal connected to the power supply device, an output terminal, and an operating means, switches the connection state as a result of changing the position of the operating means between a first position where the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal is on, and a second position where the connection state is off, and holds the position of the operating means and the connection state unless the operating means is operated; a smoothing capacitor that has a first terminal connected to the output terminal of the power switch and a second terminal that goes to ground; a switch circuit that is connected to the output terminal of the power switch and is used to supply and cutoff the supply of DC power to the control means; a switch control signal generator that has a latch circuit that latches a start latch signal input from the
  • the latch circuit and the unlatch signal generating means can operate using the DC power supplied from the output terminal of the power switch or from the smoothing capacitor.
  • the control means outputs the start latch signal to the switch control signal generator when the operating mode changes from the first operating mode to the second operating mode.
  • the latch circuit unlatches the start latch signal when the unlatch signal is input to the latch circuit.
  • the switch circuit is open when the switch control signal is input, and is closed when the switch control signal is not input.
  • the present invention provides an information device having a control means being operable by DC power supplied from an externally connected power supply, the information device being operable in a first operating mode in which DC power is supplied to the control means and a second operating mode in which supply of DC power to the control means is interrupted.
  • the information device comprises: a power switch being operable by a user and having an input terminal connectable to the power supply and an output terminal, a connection state of the power switch being switchable by the user between on and off, wherein the input terminal is connected to the output terminal when the connection state is on and the input terminal and the output terminal are disconnected when the connection state is off; a smoothing capacitor comprising a first terminal being connected to the output terminal of the power switch and a second terminal being connected to ground; a switch circuit being connected to the output terminal of the power switch and being used to supply DC power to the control means and to cut off the supply of DC power to the control means; a switch control signal generator comprising a latch circuit configured to receive a start latch signal input from the control means for switching the latch circuit from an unlatched state to a latched state and, at least based on the state of the latch circuit, the switch control signal generator is configured to generate a switch control signal during the latched state of the latch circuit to be input to the switch circuit for cutting off supply of DC power to the control
  • the control means is configured to output the start latch signal to the switch control signal generator for changing the operating mode of the information device from the first operating mode to the second operating mode; the latch circuit is switched to the unlatched state when the unlatch signal is input to the latch circuit, wherein the switch control signal generator is configured to not output the switch control signal in the unlatched state; and the switch circuit is configured to be opened when the switch control signal is input, and is configured to be closed when the switch control signal is not input.
  • the latch circuit is configured to generate the switch control signal during the latched state of the latch circuit to be input to the switch circuit for cutting off supply of DC power to the control means, or, according to an alternative embodiment, the latch circuit is preferably configured to generate a state signal indicating that the latch circuit is in the latched state during the latched state of the latch circuit, wherein the switch control signal to be input to the switch circuit for cutting off supply of DC power to the control means is generated at least on the basis of the state signal.
  • the power switch further comprises an operating means, in particular an operating means being operable by the user, and is preferably configured to switch the connection state of the power switch as a result of changing the position of the operating means between a first position, where the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal is on, and a second position, where the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal is off, and wherein the power switch is preferably configured to hold the position of the operating means and the connection state unless the operating means is operated.
  • an operating means in particular an operating means being operable by the user, and is preferably configured to switch the connection state of the power switch as a result of changing the position of the operating means between a first position, where the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal is on, and a second position, where the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal is off, and wherein the power switch is preferably configured to hold the position of the operating means and the connection state unless the operating means is operated.
  • the latch circuit and the unlatch signal generating means are configured to operate by using the DC power supplied from the output terminal of the power switch or from the smoothing capacitor.
  • the input terminal of the power switch and the power supply device, the output terminal of the power switch and the first terminal of the smoothing capacitor, and the output terminal of the power switch and the switch circuit do not need to be directly connected, and other circuit components such as resistors may be connected therebetween.
  • the information device behaves as described below when the operating mode is the second operating mode and the switch circuit is open.
  • the latch circuit can unlatch even when the residual charge in the smoothing capacitor is not sufficiently discharged and the voltage between the terminals of the smoothing capacitor is below the operating voltage of the latch circuit. There is, therefore, no need to use a resistor with low resistance and high allowable loss as the discharge resistor in order to shorten the unlatch time as described above. More specifically, this aspect of the invention enables reducing the size of the information device while also shortening the unlatch time.
  • connection state of the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch being on may mean at least that the position of the operating means of the power switch is the first position.
  • connection state of the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch being off may mean at least that the position of the operating means of the power switch is the second position.
  • An information device is the information device according to the first aspect of the invention wherein the unlatch signal generating means preferably has a potential difference detection circuit that detects the potential difference between the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch, and when the potential difference is greater than or equal to a specified value preferably determines that the connection state is off and outputs the unlatch signal to the switch control signal generator.
  • the unlatch signal generating means preferably comprises a potential difference detection circuit for detecting the potential difference between the input terminal and the output terminal of the power switch, and the unlatch signal generating means is preferably configured to determine, when the potential difference is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold value, that the connection state of the power switch is off and to preferably output the unlatch signal to the switch control signal generator.
  • An information device is the information device according to the second aspect of the invention wherein a resistor is preferably connected between the first terminal of the smoothing capacitor and a power supply terminal of the latch circuit; and the resistance of the resistor is preferably set so that residual charge in the smoothing capacitor is discharged within a specified time when the connection state of the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch turns off.
  • a resistor is preferably connected between the first terminal of the smoothing capacitor and a power supply terminal of the latch circuit; and the resistance of the resistor is preferably set such that a residual charge in the smoothing capacitor is discharged through the resistor within a specified time interval when the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal of the power switch is switched off.
  • the information device enables setting the resistance of the resistor with consideration for the discharge time of the smoothing capacitor.
  • the potential difference detection time when the power switch turns off that is, the time required for a potential difference greater than or equal to a specified level to occur between the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch, can be suitably set.
  • the time required for the potential difference between the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch to rise above a specified level when the power switch turns off can be shortened the most by setting the resistance of the resistor to the maximum current level allowed in the second operating mode.
  • the current level allowed in the second operating mode is preferably as low as possible in order to minimize power consumption, but depending on product functions may conceivably be desirably increased to shorten the potential difference detection time.
  • the foregoing maximum current may also be determined by various laws, regulations, or product specifications.
  • An information device is the information device described in the second or third aspects of the invention wherein the control means preferably outputs an unlatch prevention signal to the switch control signal generator while the operating mode is set to the first operating mode, and preferably stops outputting the unlatch prevention signal when the operating mode changes from the first operating mode to the second operating mode; and the switch control signal generator preferably also has an unlatch prevention circuit that prohibits inputting the unlatch signal to the latch circuit while the unlatch prevention signal is input.
  • control means is preferably configured to output an unlatch prevention signal to the switch control signal generator while the operating mode of the information device is set to the first operating mode, and to preferably stop outputting the unlatch prevention signal when the operating mode is changed from the first operating mode to the second operating mode; and the switch control signal generator preferably further comprises an unlatch prevention circuit for preventing the inputting the unlatch signal from the unlatch signal generating means to the latch circuit while the unlatch prevention signal is input from the control means.
  • the potential difference between the input terminal and output terminal of the power switch may rise above the specific value even when the power switch is on due, for example, to increased contact resistance caused by deterioration of the contacts resulting from sulfides or siloxane deposits on the contact members of the power switch.
  • the potential difference detection circuit outputs the unlatch signal in the same way as when the power switch is off.
  • an undesirable unlatch signal may be input to the switch control signal generator. Input of an undesirable unlatch signal and resulting problems are prevented in the information device according to this fourth aspect of the invention by means of the unlatch prevention circuit disposed in the switch control signal generator.
  • An information device is the information device described in the fourth aspect of the invention wherein the switch control signal generator preferably further comprises an OR circuit; at least a state signal from the latch circuit indicating that the start latch signal is preferably latched, and the unlatch signal output from the unlatch prevention circuit, are preferably input to the OR circuit; and the signal output from the OR circuit is preferably output as the switch control signal.
  • the switch control signal generator preferably further comprises an OR circuit; at least a state signal from the latch circuit indicating that the start latch signal is preferably latched, and the unlatch signal output from the unlatch prevention circuit, are preferably input to the OR circuit; and the signal output from the OR circuit is preferably output as the switch control signal.
  • the switch control signal generator preferably further comprises an OR circuit connected to the latch circuit and connected to the unlatch prevention circuit; and the signal output from the OR circuit is preferably output as the switch control signal to the switch circuit, if at least one of a state signal output from the latch circuit indicating that the latch circuit is in the latched state and the unlatch signal output from the unlatch prevention circuit is input to the OR circuit.
  • the latch circuit unlatches due to the unlatch signal and the switch circuit closes.
  • the switch control signal generator in the information device according to this fifth aspect of the invention has an OR circuit, the switch control signal generator continues to output a switch control signal to interrupt supply of DC power to the control means as a result of the unlatch signal output from the unlatch prevention circuit even if the power switch turns off while the operating mode is set to the second operating mode, and the switch circuit can be held open. Control means operating errors can therefore be prevented.
  • An information device is the information device described in any of the first to fifth aspects of the invention wherein the control means preferably includes an error detection means that detects a specific error in the information device; and the error detection means preferably outputs the start latch signal to the switch control signal generator when the error is detected.
  • control means preferably includes an error detection means for detecting an error in the information device; and the error detection means is preferably configured to output the start latch signal to the switch control signal generator when the error is detected.
  • the switch control signal generator When the error detection means detects a specific error in an information device according to this sixth aspect of the invention, the switch control signal generator outputs a switch control signal to cutoff supply of DC power to the control means as a result of the latch circuit latching the start latch signal. Therefore, when a specific error is detected by the error detection means, the switch circuit opens and supply of DC power to the control means can be stopped. As a result, problems can be prevented from becoming greater when a problem occurs in the control means.
  • errors detected by the error detection circuit include, for example, overvoltage errors, low voltage errors, short circuit errors, and other errors from which recovery is possible by turning the power off and then on again.
  • An information device is an information device according to any of the foregoing first to sixth aspects of the invention wherein the information device preferably is a printer.
  • printers are relatively small information devices, these aspects of the invention are particularly well suited thereto.
  • the invention can also be rendered as a control method for an information device.
  • FIG. 1 schematically describes the configuration of a computer system 100 that includes an information device as a first embodiment of the invention.
  • This computer system 100 includes a personal computer PC and a printer 10 as an example of an information device according to the invention.
  • An AC adaptor 20 is connected to the printer 10 through a power cable 22.
  • the AC adaptor 20 is connected to a commercial power supply through power cable 24.
  • the AC adaptor 20 converts the AC power supplied from the commercial power source to DC power, and supplies DC power to the printer 10.
  • the AC adaptor 20 is a power supply device.
  • a personal computer PC is connected to the printer 10 through a printer cable 30.
  • a keyboard KB, mouse MS, and display DP are connected to the personal computer PC.
  • the printer 10 prints when a print job is received from the personal computer PC.
  • the printer 10 has two operating modes, a power supply mode that is the normal operating mode in which DC power supplied from the AC adaptor 20 is supplied to internal circuits including a CPU, and a power cutoff mode (off mode) in which the supply of DC power to internal circuits is stopped.
  • a power supply mode that is the normal operating mode in which DC power supplied from the AC adaptor 20 is supplied to internal circuits including a CPU
  • a power cutoff mode (off mode) in which the supply of DC power to internal circuits is stopped.
  • the operating mode changes from the power supply mode to the power cutoff mode.
  • the printer 10 user can set the delay time for the operating mode to change from the power supply mode to the power cutoff mode (e.g. the user of the printer 10 can preferably set the predetermined time interval).
  • a power supply cutoff circuit interrupts the supply of DC power to the internal circuits when the operating mode changes from the power supply mode to the power cutoff mode. This power supply cutoff circuit is described in detail below.
  • the power supply mode includes a normal mode, which is the operating mode used for printing and in which power consumption is relatively high, and an energy conservation mode, which is an operating mode with relatively low power consumption while waiting to receive the next print job for a specific time after one print job ends.
  • FIG. 2 describes the configuration of the power supply cutoff circuit disposed in the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit includes a tactile switch 12 that can be manually operated by a user, a smoothing capacitor 13, a resistor 13R, a switch circuit 14, a switch control signal generator 15, and a potential difference detection circuit 16.
  • the switch control signal generator 15 includes a latch circuit 15a.
  • the latch circuit 15a is connected to the grounding GND.
  • the tactile switch 12 has an input terminal 12a, output terminal 12b, and operating means 12c.
  • the tactile switch 12 is a power switch that opens and closes by changing the position of the operating means 12c between a first position where the connection state of the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b (also referred to below as simply the connection state) is on, and a second position where the connection state is off. Unless the tactile switch 12 is operated, the tactile switch 12 holds the position and the connection state of the operating means 12c.
  • the input terminal 12a is connected to the AC adapter 20.
  • the smoothing capacitor 13 has a first terminal 13a and a second terminal 13b.
  • the first terminal 13a is connected to the output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12, and the second terminal 13b is connected to the grounding GND.
  • the smoothing capacitor 13 is a capacitor for stabilizing voltage Vin2.
  • a capacitor with relatively high capacitance is preferably used as this smoothing capacitor 13.
  • Resistor 13R is connected between the first terminal 13a of the smoothing capacitor 13 and the power supply pin of the latch circuit 15a. When the tactile switch 12 turns off, this resistor 13R is used to discharge residual charge in the smoothing capacitor 13 through the latch circuit 15a.
  • the resistance of this resistor 13R is set according to the power consumption and discharge time required to discharge the residual charge of the smoothing capacitor 13. In this embodiment of the invention the resistance of the resistor 13R is set such that the discharge time is as short as possible while the power consumption during the discharging of the residual charge is 0.5 W or less (the upper limit of the Eco-Design Directive).
  • the switch circuit 14 is connected to the output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12. Based on the switch control signal VSC input from the switch control signal generator 15, the switch circuit 14 switches between supplying and interrupting the supply of DC power to internal circuits including a CPU 17 and error detection circuit 18. When a switch control signal VSC to interrupt the supply of DC power to internal circuits is input, the switch circuit 14 opens. When a switch control signal VSC for interrupting the supply of DC power to internal circuits is not input, the switch circuit 14 closes. DC power passing through the switch circuit 14 may be voltage converted (voltage Vcc) by a DC/DC converter not shown, and is supplied to the CPU 17 and the error detection circuit 18.
  • the switch circuit 14 may include a FET (Field Effect transistor), for example.
  • the switch control signal generator 15 Based on a start latch signal VLT input from the CPU 17 or error detection circuit 18, and an unlatch signal VRST input from the potential difference detection circuit 16, the switch control signal generator 15 generates the switch control signal VSC and outputs this switch control signal VSC to the switch circuit 14. Specifically, in this embodiment of the invention, when the start latch signal VLT is input to the latch circuit 15a, the latch circuit is switched to a latched state and, during being in the latched state, the start latch signal VLT is latched by the latch circuit 15a and the switch control signal generator 15 outputs the switch control signal VSC to the switch circuit 14 for interrupting the supply of DC power to internal circuits.
  • the latch circuit 15a is unlatched (i.e. it is switched to an unlatched state) when the unlatch signal VRST is input from the potential difference detection circuit 16.
  • the switch control signal generator 15 When the latch circuit 15a is in the unlatched state, the switch control signal generator 15 does not output the switch control signal VSC for interrupting supply of DC power to internal circuits (This does not necessarily mean that the switch control signal generator 15 does not output any signal at all since the output signal may also be switched between a low and a high signal level, the high signal level relating to the switch control signal VSC output during the latched state).
  • the latch circuit 15a is exemplarily embodied by a SR-latch circuit, where SR refers to "Set and Reset".
  • the set signal of the SR-latch circuit is the start latch signal VLT and the reset signal of the SR-latch circuit is the unlatched signal VRST. Therefore, the output signal of the latch circuit can be switched between two levels according to the signals VLT and VRST.
  • the VLT signal sets the latch circuit output signal level to "High”
  • the VRST signal sets the latch circuit output signal to "Low” (which may be zero, i.e. no signal at all, or a non-zero level, i.e. a signal having a lower amplitude level than the high signal level).
  • the latch circuit output signal level in the latched state the latch circuit output signal level is high (referred to as switch control signal VSC above) and in the unlatched state the latch circuit output signal level is low, e.g. there may be no signal at all or also there may be a lower signal in the unlatched state compared to the signal level in the latched state.
  • switch control signal VSC switch control signal
  • the latch circuit 15a operates using the voltage Vin2 input from the AC adaptor 20 through the resistor 13R downstream from the tactile switch 12.
  • the potential difference detection circuit 16 detects the potential difference ⁇ V (Vin1 - Vin2) between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12, and if the potential difference between the terminals becomes greater than or equal to a specified value (such as e.g. greater than 1V), the potential difference detection circuit 16 outputs the unlatch signal VRST to the switch control signal generator 15. More specifically, the potential difference detection circuit 16 outputs the unlatch signal VRST when the tactile switch 12 is off and the potential difference ⁇ V between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12 is greater than or equal to a specified value.
  • a specified value such as e.g. greater than 1V
  • the CPU 17 outputs the start latch signal VLT to the switch control signal generator 15.
  • the error detection circuit 18 looks for specific errors in the printer 10, and if such an error is detected outputs the start latch signal VLT to the switch control signal generator 15. Errors detected by the error detection circuit 18 include, for example, overvoltage errors, low voltage errors, and short circuit errors.
  • the CPU 17 and error detection circuit 18 are control means as described in the summary of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a timing chart describing the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the tactile switch 12 When the position of the operating means 12c of the tactile switch 12 changes from the second position to the first position at time t0 before which the tactile switch 12 has been switched off, the tactile switch 12 is switched on as a result of which the voltage Vin2 rises, and the operating mode of the printer 10 goes to the power supply mode.
  • the CPU 17 then watches a timer, and at time t1 when a specified time has passed without a print job being sent from the personal computer PC, the CPU 17 outputs the start latch signal VLT to change the operating mode of the printer 10 from the power supply mode to the power cutoff mode.
  • the switch control signal generator 15 When the latch circuit 15a receives this start latch signal VLT (latch state: on, i.e. the latch circuit 15a is switched to the latched state), the switch control signal generator 15 outputs the switch control signal VSC to the switch circuit 14 for interrupting the supply of DC power to internal circuits.
  • this switch control signal VSC is input to the switch circuit 14, the switch circuit 14 opens. After the switch circuit 14 opens and supply of DC power to internal circuits is interrupted, the operating mode of the printer 10 remains in the power cutoff mode until the tactile switch 12 is turned off and then on again by a user.
  • the tactile switch 12 In order to reset the operating mode of the printer 10 from the power cutoff mode to the power supply mode, at time t3 the tactile switch 12 is switched off by a user and the position of the operating means 12c of the tactile switch 12 changes from the first position to the second position.
  • the tactile switch 12 turns off, the residual charge of the smoothing capacitor 13 is discharged through resistor 13R and the latch circuit 15a, and the voltage between the terminals of the smoothing capacitor 13 (voltage Vin2) drops. As a result, a potential difference is produced between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12.
  • the potential difference detection circuit 16 detects that the potential difference between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12 is greater than or equal to a specified value, it outputs the unlatch signal VRST to the switch control signal generator 15, in particular to the latch circuit 15a of the switch control signal generator 15.
  • this unlatch signal VRST is input to the latch circuit 15a and the latch circuit 15a unlatches (latch state: off; i.e. it is switched to the unlatched state) as a result of receiving the unlatch signal VRST from the potential difference detection circuit 16, the switch control signal generator 15 stops outputting the switch control signal VSC that interrupts the supply of DC power to internal circuits.
  • the switch circuit 14 closes.
  • time t3 and time t4 described above is, for example, approximately 0.5 second, which as the switching time of the operating means 12c of the tactile switch 12 is relatively short. Therefore, while the residual charge of the smoothing capacitor 13 is discharged through resistor 13R and latch circuit 15a during the period from time t3 to time t4, voltage Vin2 does not drop below the operating voltage of the latch circuit 15a by time t4.
  • the error detection circuit 18 looks for specific errors inside the printer 10, and outputs the start latch signal VLT to the switch control signal generator 15 when it detects an error.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit operates in the same way as when the start latch signal VLT is output from the CPU 17 at time t1, and the operating mode of the printer 10 changes from the power supply mode to the power cutoff mode.
  • FIG. 4 schematically describes the power supply cutoff circuit used in a printer according to the related art.
  • this power supply cutoff circuit differs from the power supply cutoff circuit used in the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention in that it has a discharge circuit including a discharge resistor R and switch circuit SW, does not have a potential difference detection circuit 16, and does not have an error detection circuit 18.
  • the discharge circuit is a circuit that operates when the tactile switch 12 is switched from on to off, and discharges the residual charge of the smoothing capacitor 13.
  • FIG. 5 is a timing chart describing the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the related art. The operation from time t0 to time t3 is the same as the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention (see FIG. 3 ).
  • the discharge circuit operates and the residual charge of the smoothing capacitor 13 is discharged when the tactile switch 12 is switched off at time t3.
  • the voltage (voltage Vin2) between the terminals of the smoothing capacitor 13 then drops below the operating voltage of the latch circuit 15Ra at time t5
  • the latch circuit 15Ra unlatches (latch state: off).
  • the switch circuit 14 closes.
  • the tactile switch 12 then is turned on again at time t6, DC power is supplied to the internal circuits.
  • the latch circuit 15Ra does not unlatch and the switch circuit 14 remains open until the voltage between the terminals of the smoothing capacitor 13 goes below the operating voltage of the latch circuit 15Ra. Therefore, even if the tactile switch 12 turns on at time t4 before the voltage between the terminals of the smoothing capacitor 13 drops below the operating voltage of the latch circuit 15Ra, the switch circuit 14 remains open and DC power cannot be supplied to internal circuits.
  • a resistor with the lowest possible resistance and the greatest possible allowable loss may conceivably be used as the discharge resistor R disposed in the discharge circuit to shorten the unlatch time of the latch circuit 15Ra.
  • the discharge resistor R disposed in the discharge circuit to shorten the unlatch time of the latch circuit 15Ra.
  • resistors with such characteristics are relatively large, using such a resistor as the discharge resistor R leads to an increase in the size of the printer. Resistors with such characteristics are therefore unsuitable for use in printers.
  • the latch circuit 15a can be unlatched by applying the unlatch signal VRST output from the potential difference detection circuit 16.
  • the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention therefore does not need to use a resistor with low resistance and high allowable loss as the discharge resistor R in order to shorten the unlatch time. More specifically, the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention enables both a small printer 10 and shortening the unlatch time.
  • the error detection circuit 18 of the printer 10 can output the start latch signal VLT and interrupt the supply of DC power to the internal circuits when a specific error is detected, problems can be prevented from becoming bigger when a problem occurs in the internal circuits.
  • the resistance of the resistor 13R in the power supply cutoff circuit can be set with consideration for the discharge time and power consumption when discharging the residual charge of the smoothing capacitor 13. Therefore, by appropriately setting the operating current of the latch circuit 15a, that is, the current flowing to the resistor 13R, when the operating mode is the power cutoff mode, the time until a potential difference greater than or equal to a specified value is produced between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12 (the time until the potential difference is detected) when the tactile switch 12 turns off can be set appropriately.
  • a printer according to the second embodiment of the invention has a power supply mode and a power cutoff mode as operating modes similarly to the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the configuration of the power supply cutoff circuit in the printer according to the second embodiment of the invention differs from that of the printer 10 according to the first embodiment of the invention.
  • the configuration and operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the second embodiment of the invention is described next.
  • FIG. 6 schematically describes the configuration of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the second embodiment of the invention.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit of the printer according to the second embodiment of the invention has a switch control signal generator 15A instead of the switch control signal generator 15 used in the first embodiment.
  • This switch control signal generator 15A has an unlatch prevention circuit 15b in addition to the latch circuit 15a.
  • the CPU 17 When the operating mode of the printer 10 is the power supply mode, the CPU 17 outputs an unlatch prevention signal VPR to the unlatch prevention circuit 15b, and when the operating mode changes from the power supply mode to the power cutoff mode, the CPU 17stops output of the unlatch prevention signal VPR (see FIG. 7 ).
  • the unlatch prevention circuit 15b prohibits output of the unlatch signal VRST from the potential difference detection circuit 16 to the latch circuit 15a.
  • FIG. 7 is a timing chart of the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the second embodiment of the invention.
  • the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in the second embodiment is substantially the same as in the first embodiment.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit of the second embodiment additionally has an unlatch prevention circuit 15b, the unlatch signal VRST output from the potential difference detection circuit 16 is not input to the latch circuit 15a while the operating mode of the printer 10 is the power supply mode.
  • a potential difference may occur between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12 even when the tactile switch 12 is on.
  • the potential difference may become greater than the specified value as exemplarily indicated by the dot-dash line in FIG. 7 (between times t0 and t1 in Fig. 7 ) due to an increase in contact resistance resulting from deterioration of the contacts as a result of sulfides or siloxane, for example, adhering to the contact members of the tactile switch 12.
  • the potential difference detection circuit 16 outputs the unlatch signal VRST just as in the case in which the tactile switch 12 is switched off (see the unlatch signal VRST in FIG. 7 ).
  • the printer according to the second embodiment of the invention can prevent problems caused by input of an undesirable unlatch signal.
  • the printer according to the second embodiment of the invention can unlatch the latch circuit 15a without using a discharge resistor R by applying an unlatch signal VRST output from the potential difference detection circuit 16 as described above, and thereby enables a small printer size and short unlatch time.
  • a printer according to the third embodiment of the invention has a power supply mode and a power cutoff mode as operating modes similarly to the printer 10 according to the second embodiment of the invention.
  • the configuration of the power supply cutoff circuit in the printer according to this third embodiment differs from that of the printer 10 according to the second embodiment of the invention.
  • the configuration and operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the third embodiment of the invention is described next.
  • FIG. 8 schematically describes the configuration of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the third embodiment of the invention.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit of the printer according to the third embodiment of the invention has a switch control signal generator 15B instead of the switch control signal generator 15A used in the second embodiment.
  • This switch control signal generator 15B has an OR circuit 15c in addition to the latch circuit 15a and the unlatch prevention circuit 15b.
  • a state signal VST output from the latch circuit 15a indicating the latch state of the latch circuit 15a (which may be identical to the switch control signal VSC output from the latch circuit 15a in the first and the second embodiments), and the unlatch signal VRST passed through the unlatch prevention circuit 15b, are both separately input to the OR circuit 15c.
  • this state signal VST may be the same signal as the switch control signal VSC in the first and/or second embodiments described above.
  • the switch control signal generator 15B outputs the signal output from the OR circuit 15c as the switch control signal VSC to the switch circuit 14.
  • the switch control signal generator 15B While the state signal VST output from the latch circuit 15a (the state signal VST indicating that the start latch signal VLT has been received at the latch circuit 15a and the latch circuit 15a is in the latched state) is input to the OR circuit 15c, or while the unlatch signal VRST is input from the unlatch prevention circuit 15b, the switch control signal generator 15B generates the switch control signal VSC for interrupting the supply of DC power to internal circuits.
  • the switch control signal generator 15B when neither the unlatch signal VRST nor the state signal VST, which indicates that the latch circuit 15a is in the latched state, is input to the OR circuit 15c, the switch control signal generator 15B does not generate the switch control signal VSC for interrupting the supply of DC power to internal circuits. That is, when neither the unlatch signal VRST nor the state signal VST is input to the OR circuit 15c, the switch circuit 14 is closed.
  • FIG. 9 is a timing chart of the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the third embodiment of the invention.
  • the operation from time t0 to time t3 is the same as the operation of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to the second embodiment of the invention (see FIG. 7 ).
  • the unlatch signal VRST is output from the potential difference detection circuit 16 when the potential difference between the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12 is greater than or equal to the specified value as indicated by the dot-dash lines in FIG. 9 .
  • This unlatch signal VRST is also output as the switch control signal VSC from the switch control signal generator 15B (OR circuit 15c).
  • the switch circuit 14 may open while the operating mode is set to the power supply mode. This problem is prevented in this embodiment of the invention, however, by the unlatch prevention circuit 15b.
  • the printer according to this third embodiment of the invention can unlatch the latch circuit 15a without using a discharge resistor R by applying an unlatch signal VRST output from the potential difference detection circuit 16 as described above, and thereby enables a small printer size and short unlatch time.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit has a potential difference detection circuit 16, and the potential difference detection circuit 16 outputs an unlatch signal VRST to the switch control signal generator 15, but the invention is not so limited.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit may have an unlatch signal generator that detects the connection state of the input terminal 12a and output terminal 12b of the tactile switch 12, and outputs unlatch signal VRST to the switch control signal generator 15 if the connection state of the tactile switch 12 is off.
  • FIG. 10 schematically describes the configuration of the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to this variation of the invention.
  • the power supply cutoff circuit in a printer according to this variation has a sensor 16s instead of the potential difference detection circuit 16 in the first embodiment. This sensor 16s detects if the tactile switch 12 is turned off or on.
  • the sensor 16s When the tactile switch 12 is off, the sensor 16s outputs the unlatch signal VRST to the switch control signal generator 15. When the tactile switch 12 is on, the sensor 16s does not output the unlatch signal VRST to the switch control signal generator 15.
  • the sensor 16s may be any type of sensor that can detect if the tactile switch 12 is off or on, and an optical sensor or ultrasonic sensor, for example, may be used as the sensor 16s.
  • an optical sensor or ultrasonic sensor for example, may be used as the sensor 16s.
  • the same effect as the printer 10 of the first embodiment can be achieved with the power supply cutoff circuit according to this variation of the invention.
  • start latch signal VLT output from the error detection circuit 18 is input to the latch circuit 15a of the power supply cutoff circuit, but the start latch signal VLT output from the error detection circuit 18 may be omitted.
  • the embodiments described above use a tactile switch 12 as the power switch disposed to the power supply cutoff circuit, but the invention is not so limited.
  • the power switch used in the invention is generally a power switch that has an input terminal, an output terminal, and an operating means, and can be any type of switch of which the connection state changes as a result of changing the position of the operating means between a first position in which the connection state of the input terminal and the output terminal is on, and a second position in which the connection state is off, and which holds the position of the operating means and connection state unless the operating means is operated to change position. Examples of such switches include toggle switches, slide switches, and rocker switches.
  • the invention is described as applied to a printer in the foregoing embodiments, but can obviously also be applied to information devices other than printers.

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